Yamaha SU700

One of the coolest sampler / sequencer music boxes around and it's from
Yamaha! Yamaha has officially stepped into the dance genre with this
one! The SU700 is an all-in-one music production studio of the AKAI MPC3000 type. But it adds many cool
features to make any DJ, musician or hobbyist an instant sampling and
sequencing techno wizard! The first thing you'll notice is its ability
to auto-match beats and loops to the same tempo for instant music making
without the hassles!

The sampler section is sophisticated enough for even the highest grade
of professional studio work. Analog and digital inputs with variable
sampling rates and bit rates! Sounds coming into the SU700 can be
processed instantly through the filters and effects without even needing
to be sampled. Sampled sounds can be auto truncated, auto looped, auto
beat matched and auto time-sliced! Each sample is stored in one of the
pads from which you can trigger it, edit and so on. The sequencer
section is also pretty fly whether you're gonna program every note in or
create a live performance in real time! Build and drop out tracks in
real time while editing, filtering and tweaking other parameters!

For grooving, the SU700 is well equipped. There are 12 knobs providing
access to all the important edit parameters for real-time tweaks. These
knobs can even be individually assigned to each of the sample pads for
specialized tweaks! There's a ribbon control for added enjoyment. A
Groove function to vary your beats, lots of excellent effects (3
simultaneous). Resonant low, high and band pass filters and a flexible
LFO make for great filtering and sweeping effects. The SU700 is ideal
for any DJ or musician looking for a simplified but incredibly
professional way to make your own killer dance music - live or in the
studio! It is used by Speedy J.

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